My first year of university has proved to be a large platform for apprenticeship and progress. Through various projects and presentations, individual or group ones, and even more through feedback on my work, I managed to develop my academic and personal skills both as an independent learner, but also as a member of formal or informal groups. Having been assigned tasks such as literature reviews, research essays or reflective essays, all of them involving either an oral or written presentation, I
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Reflective Journal #2 Topic: BDSM 1. What did you learn today? I recalled the first time I encounter the term ‘SM’ is when I accidentally got a wax burn on skin in Mid-Autumn Festival. My friends joked about it and said it was a kind of ‘SM’. Public knowledge on BDSM is only confined to Sadism where practitioners inflict pain on others in order to get sexual pleasure. After this session, however, I realized there are a broad variety of practices under BDSM such as bondage and role-playing with
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International Journal of Arts and Sciences 3(15): 238-254 (2010) CD-ROM. ISSN: 1944-6934 © InternationalJournal.org Filipino Philosophy and Post-Modernity Raymundo R. Pavo, University of the Philippines Mindanao, Philippines Abstract: Post-Modernity, with its stress on freedom and creativity, is a vantage point that can dispose Filipino thinkers to philosophically formulate, construct and develop thought systems. This liberating milieu can be reckoned as a fertile occasion where Filipinos
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The increase in obesity among UK’s population has been a tremendous interest in healthcare since it is seen as one of the principal factor for causing cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes, costing NHS even more (MRC, 2013). The occurrence of obesity has been so common in the overall population that it has become vital for nurses to be up to date with information regarding obesity issues. Nurses should also be able to use those obtained information to prevent and help recognize those who are
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Summary of “The Effect of Labor on Profitability: The Role of Quality” Zeynep Ton Harvard Business School, Boston, MA 02163, zton@hbs.edu Abstract Store labor is a large expense in retail operations. Although there is overwhelming evidence that CQ(conformance quality—how well employees execute prescribed processes) and SQ(service quality—the extent to which customers have a positive service experience at the stores) improve sales, there is limited evidence indicating their
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efficient and effective time management skills severely impact my life. This essay will base on this personal experience as a case study to analyse those two skills by using Kolb’s experiential learning cycle. Reflective observation Firstly, this essay will analyse two skills by the skill assessment to reflect and observe the experience from many different perspectives. First is supportive communication. According to MBIT test, my personality is ESTJ (The supervisors), which means a person with
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contested in academic literature. This is simultaneously problematic in deliberating ways to encourage social enterprise and an opportunity to question critical assumptions about the role of social entrepreneurs in meeting social need. My research seeks to build on journal articles which I have previously published in this field (Lyne 2008, Ryan and Lyne 2008, Toner et al 2008). Background to social enterprise in the UK Social enterprises are commonly expressed as ‘businesses with social goals’ and
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Weekly Experience Log #3 Part 1 - Meditation Practice, Personal Well-Being & Down time (10%)10 Record the number of minutes you spent meditating each day of the week in the “Meditation” row below. If you complete one track on the meditation CD provided in class, that is approximately 10 minutes. If you did not meditate at all, record 0 minutes. Meditate at least 5 times during the week for at least 10 minutes each time. Record the number of minutes you spent engaging in downtime activities
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As a result, the researcher will include the aforementioned strategy for all comprehension lessons that will be taught during the six week period which has been allotted. The researcher will keep track of all events during this period by way of journal entries for the purpose of reflection, record keeping and referral for follow-up lessons. An end of term exam will be designed accordingly and administered to students. Looking at the results of the post-test, even the weakest students showed a
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highlight my approach to learning and in addition to using this as an opportunity to identify my learning style to hopefully utilise it to enhance my ambition to run my own organisation. The report looks my journey from my childhood experiences at school and how that has shaped me into how I learn and as a result how I have developed a particular style of learning. This analysis will help shape the outcomes of my Personal Development Plan. Introduction The aim of this report is to analyse my approach
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